Owners Manual

Installing System Components 121
CAUTION: To ensure proper cooling no more than two of the four expansion cards
can have a power consumption of greater than 15W (up to 25W maximum each),
not including the integrated storage controller.
• Table 3-1 provides a guide for installing expansion cards to ensure proper
cooling and mechanical fit. The expansion cards with the highest priority
should be installed first using the slot priority indicated. All other
expansion cards should be installed in card priority and slot priority order.
Table 3-1. Expansion-Card Installation Order
Installing an Expansion Card
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician.
You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in
your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service
and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not
covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
with the product.
NOTE: Before installing any expansion cards, see "Expansion Card Installation
Guidelines" on page 120.
NOTE: The procedure for installing expansion cards into risers 1 and 2 is the same
except that slots 3 and 4 on riser 2 have card-edge guides for installing 24.13-cm
(9.5")
expansion cards.
Card
Priority Card Type Slot Priority
Max
Allowed
Greater
Than 15W?
1 PERC 5/E controller 1,3,4 2 Y
2 PERC 6/E controller 3,4,1 2 Y
3 10 Gb NIC 3,4,1,2 2 Y
4 All other Dell storage cards 3,4,1 2 Y
5 All other NICs 1,2,3,4 4
1
N
2
6 Non-Dell storage cards 1,2,3,4 4
1
N
2
1
Maximum of 2 of any card whose maximum power exceeds 15W.
2
Refer to the expansion card documentation to ensure that the maximum power does not exceed
15W.